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</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Tanuja Chandra</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="infobox-caption">Chandra in 2007</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">1969 (age 55–56)<br><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a>, India</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data category">Indian</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Film director, writer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mother</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Kamna_Chandra" title="Kamna Chandra">Kamna Chandra</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Vikram_Chandra_(novelist)" title="Vikram Chandra (novelist)">Vikram Chandra</a> (brother)<br><a href="Anupama_Chopra" title="Anupama Chopra">Anupama Chopra</a> (sister)<br><a href="Zuni_Chopra" title="Zuni Chopra">Zuni Chopra</a> (niece)<br><a href="Agni_Chopra" title="Agni Chopra">Agni Chopra</a> (nephew)<br><a href="Vidhu_Vinod_Chopra" title="Vidhu Vinod Chopra">Vidhu Vinod Chopra</a> (brother-in-law)</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Tanuja Chandra</b> (born 1969) is an Indian film director and writer. Chandra is the daughter of writer <a href="Kamna_Chandra" title="Kamna Chandra">Kamna Chandra</a> and sister of author <a href="Vikram_Chandra_(novelist)" title="Vikram Chandra (novelist)">Vikram Chandra</a> and film critic <a href="Anupama_Chopra" title="Anupama Chopra">Anupama Chopra</a>. She co-wrote the screenplay of <a href="Yash_Chopra" title="Yash Chopra">Yash Chopra</a>'s <i><a href="Dil_To_Pagal_Hai" title="Dil To Pagal Hai">Dil To Pagal Hai</a></i> (1997) and is known for frequently directing women-oriented films where female characters are the main protagonists, notably <i><a href="Dushman_(1998_film)" title="Dushman (1998 film)">Dushman</a></i> (1998) and <i><a href="Sangharsh_(1999_film)" title="Sangharsh (1999 film)">Sangharsh</a></i> (1999).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Family">Family</h2></div>
<p>Chandra was born in <a href="Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She is the sister of the writer <a href="Vikram_Chandra_(novelist)" title="Vikram Chandra (novelist)">Vikram Chandra</a> and film critic <a href="Anupama_Chopra" title="Anupama Chopra">Anupama Chopra</a>. Her mother is film writer <a href="Kamna_Chandra" title="Kamna Chandra">Kamna Chandra</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2></div>
<p>Chandra began her career in 1995 and made her directorial debut with the TV series <i>Zameen Aasmaan (TV series)</i>, starring <a href="Tanvi_Azmi" title="Tanvi Azmi">Tanvi Azmi</a>. In 1996, she directed another television serial along with Shabnam Sukhdev, called <i>Mumkin</i>. In 1997, she wrote the screenplay for <a href="Yash_Chopra" title="Yash Chopra">Yash Chopra</a>'s <i><a href="Dil_To_Pagal_Hai" title="Dil To Pagal Hai">Dil To Pagal Hai</a></i>, which was a commercial success.
</p><p>She went on to collaborate often with <a href="Mahesh_Bhatt" title="Mahesh Bhatt">Mahesh Bhatt</a> and wrote the screenplay for his film, <i><a href="Zakhm" title="Zakhm">Zakhm</a></i> (1998). She also made her cinematic directorial debut with his <i><a href="Dushman_(1998_film)" title="Dushman (1998 film)">Dushman</a></i> in the same year. The movie, starring <a href="Kajol" title="Kajol">Kajol</a> in the lead role, received critical praise and performed moderately-well at the box office.
</p><p>Her next film, <i><a href="Sangharsh_(1999_film)" title="Sangharsh (1999 film)">Sangharsh</a></i> (1999), was also produced by Mahesh Bhatt and starred <a href="Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar">Akshay Kumar</a>, <a href="Preity_Zinta" title="Preity Zinta">Preity Zinta</a> and <a href="Ashutosh_Rana" title="Ashutosh Rana">Ashutosh Rana</a> in leading roles.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Since then, Chandra has directed several films, many of which went unnoticed. Yet films like <i><a href="Sur_%E2%80%93_The_Melody_of_Life" title="Sur – The Melody of Life">Sur – The Melody of Life</a></i> (2002) and <i><a href="Film_Star_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Film Star (film)">Film Star</a></i> (2005), which were directed and written by Chandra, received favourable reviews from critics and praise for her work as a director and writer.
</p><p>Recent films were <i><a href="Zindaggi_Rocks" title="Zindaggi Rocks">Zindaggi Rocks</a></i> (2006), starring <a href="Sushmita_Sen" title="Sushmita Sen">Sushmita Sen</a>. Chandra also wrote the story and the screenplay for the film. Her most recent film was <i><a href="Hope_and_a_Little_Sugar" title="Hope and a Little Sugar">Hope and a Little Sugar</a></i> (2008), was shot entirely in English in the US. In early 2016, She directed a short film <i>Silvat</i> for <a href="Zee_Telefilms" class="mw-redirect" title="Zee Telefilms">Zee telefilms</a>, which stars <a href="Kartik_Aaryan" title="Kartik Aaryan">Kartik Aaryan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Tanuja's latest released film is <a href="Qarib_Qarib_Singlle" title="Qarib Qarib Singlle">Qarib Qarib Singlle</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> starring <a href="Irrfan_Khan" title="Irrfan Khan">Irrfan Khan</a> and <a href="Parvathy_Thiruvothu" title="Parvathy Thiruvothu">Parvathy</a>. She has been working on the development of a television show for Star which will begin production soon.
A book titled "BIJNIS WOMEN"<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of short stories by her has just been published by <a href="Penguin_Random_House" title="Penguin Random House">Penguin Random House</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2></div>
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<th>Film</th>
<th>Director</th>
<th>Writer</th>
<th>Note
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<td>1997</td>
<td><i><a href="Tamanna_(1997_film)" title="Tamanna (1997 film)">Tamanna</a></i></td>
<td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td>
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<td>1997</td>
<td><i><a href="Dil_To_Pagal_Hai" title="Dil To Pagal Hai">Dil To Pagal Hai</a></i></td>
<td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1998</td>
<td><i><a href="Zakhm" title="Zakhm">Zakhm</a></i></td>
<td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1998</td>
<td><i><a href="Dushman_(1998_film)" title="Dushman (1998 film)">Dushman</a></i></td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1999</td>
<td><i><a href="Sangharsh_(1999_film)" title="Sangharsh (1999 film)">Sangharsh</a></i></td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2001</td>
<td><i><a href="Yeh_Zindagi_Ka_Safar" title="Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar">Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar</a></i></td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2002</td>
<td><i><a href="Sur_%E2%80%93_The_Melody_of_Life" title="Sur – The Melody of Life">Sur – The Melody of Life</a></i></td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2005</td>
<td><i>Film Star</i><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2006</td>
<td><i><a href="Zindaggi_Rocks" title="Zindaggi Rocks">Zindaggi Rocks</a></i></td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2008</td>
<td><i><a href="Hope_and_a_Little_Sugar" title="Hope and a Little Sugar">Hope and a Little Sugar</a></i></td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2016</td>
<td><i><a href="Silvat" title="Silvat">Silvat</a></i></td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td>
<td>Short Film
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2017</td>
<td><i><a href="Qarib_Qarib_Singlle" title="Qarib Qarib Singlle">Qarib Qarib Singlle</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2019</td>
<td><i>A Monsoon Date</i><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td>
<td>Short Film
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2019</td>
<td><i>Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha</i><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td>
<td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td>
<td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td>
<td>Documentary
</td></tr>
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<li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite id="CITEREFDipankar_Sarkar2020" class="citation web cs1">Dipankar Sarkar (24 May 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211206103042/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/reviews/story/tanuja-chandras-insightful-documentary-aunty-sudha-aunty-radha-89287">"Tanuja Chandra's insightful documentary Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha"</a>. <i>tribuneindia.com</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/reviews/story/tanuja-chandras-insightful-documentary-aunty-sudha-aunty-radha-89287">the original</a> on 6 December 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 December</span> 2021</span>.</cite></span>
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